Basics of Statement Based Reasoning
Basics of Statement Based Reasoning: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Statement Based Reasoning, Statements in Reasoning, Conclusions in Reasoning, Arguments in Reasoning, Assertion in Reasoning, Reason in Reasoning & Course of Action in Reasoning etc.
Important Questions on Basics of Statement Based Reasoning
Study the following diagram and answer the question below.
I- Males
II- Indians
III- Sportsmen
IV- Educated
Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand will take his place in which section of this diagram?
In each of the following questions below, the figures follow a series/sequence. One and only one out of the five figures does not fit in the series/sequence. The number of that figure is your answer.
In each of the following questions below, the figures follow a series/sequence. One and only one out of the five figures does not fit in the series/sequence. The number of that figure is your answer.
In each question below a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a practicable and feasible step or administrative decision to be taken for follow-up, improvement, or further action with regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows(s).
Statement: In a colony, some people have been caught pilfering electricity.
Courses of action:
I. Electric department should heavily fine those who indulge in pilfering electricity.
II. Electricity board should cover all the electric wires with plastic or rubber.
Study the following diagram and answer the question below.
I. Males
II. Indians
III. Sportsmen
IV. Educated
Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand will take his place in which section of this diagram?
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the two suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter-state multi-purpose projects.
Courses of Action:
I. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.
II. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.
Study the following diagram and answer the question below.
I. Males
II. Indians
III. Sportsmen
IV. Educated
The Indian female swimmers who participated in world university games will come into which portion of this diagram?
In each of the following questions a statement is given followed by two courses of Action. A courses of Action is taken for improvement, follow up etc. Read the statement carefully and give answer -
Statement-
Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at various places in the country.
Courses of Action-
I- Government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products.
II- Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components.
The questions given below are followed by a choice of suggested answers. One of these choices provides the most nearly correct answer. The candidate is, however, at liberty to think and find a better answer.
The International Monetary Funds (IMF) governance model has been widely criticised as being inconsistent with the basic tenets of democratic and accountable decision-making and therefore inappropriate for a public development institution. Many critics have argued that the IMF is not participatory, or directly accountable to those who are affected by its operations. What may be your major argument to enhance the governance?
Small brands are now looking beyond local grocery stores and are tying up with Supermarkets such as Big Bazaar to pull their business out of troubled waters.
Which of the following can be inferred from the given information? (An inference is something that is not directly states but can be inferred from the given information)
Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
When individual students are all treated equally they have identical exposure to curriculum material, the rate, quality and quantity of learning will vary from student to student. If all students are to master a given curriculum, some of them need different types of help than others, as any experienced teacher knows.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following conclusions can be drawn on the basis of them?
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow:
An increasing number of people prefer to retain their own individuality and their own identity and consequently, this has led to a decline in the marriage rate.
Which of the statements number (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) can be assumed/inferred from the facts/information given in the statement? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted and inference is something which not directly stated but can be inferred from the given facts.)
Study the following diagram and answer the question below.
. Males
. Indians
. Sportsmen
. Educated
The symbol 'c' represents which region?
Read the following paragraph and answer the question.
Tenant's associations have demanded “vacancy tax” on all vacant and unsold flats in Mumbai. Which of the following would support the demand made by the tenant's association?
In each of the following questions below, the figures follow a series/sequence. One and only one out of the five figures does not fit in the series/sequence. The number of that figure is your answer.
While travelling to Japan, a low-ranking US ambassador asked a Japanese official why Japanese people were so inscrutable. The official looked calm and friendly, responding in a gentle voice that he much preferred to think upon his race as inscrutable than of his race as wanting in perspicacity such as in Americans.
Which of the following statements best describes the Japanese official's comment?
In question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement : Ministry of Tourism in its one of the reports revealed that due to recent social disturbances in the country, the number of foreign tourists has decreased considerably, which resulted in a financial loss of Rs.100 crore.
Courses of Action:
I. The Government should provide financial support to the tourism sector.
II. Foreign tourists should be informed that they visit the country at their risk.
Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
There is a theory that the dinosaurs inhabiting the earth were destroyed when a huge heavenly body hit the earth. The impact of the heavenly body when it struck the earth through a mass of pulverised debris into the atmosphere. This dust created a fog, which blocked the sunlight depleting plant life. This resulted in the perishing of the plant-eating dinosaurs; the meat-eating dinosaurs, which preyed on the plant-eaters in turn starved to death.
Which among the following statements would best support the above-mentioned theory, if true?
In each of the following questions below, the figures follow a series/sequence. One and only one out of the five figures does not fit in the series/sequence. The number of that figure is your answer.
In the question below, a statement is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: At least five students were killed due to a stampede in one city school as the students tried to leave the school building fearing short circuit.
Courses of action:
I. The principal of the school should immediately be arrested.
II. The Govt. should immediately order closure of the school permanently.
